SRINAGAR, December 05: Kashmiri detainees held in various Jammu jails are surviving on vegetarian food. This is changing the food habits of the detainees and they are feeling it manifest in increased morbidity, a report said.
The report drafted by the members of High Court Bar Association (HCBA), who were recently on a visit to jails across the state to check the conditions of inmates, said that in violation of the jail manual, the Udhampur, Kathu and Hiranagar jails are serving only vegetarian food to its inmates. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

SRINAGAR, (REUTERS): Indian security forces in Kashmir blocked medical care for injured protesters by firing on ambulances, holding up emergency vehicles and preying on hospital patients during clashes in the restive region this year, a health rights group alleged on Tuesday.

At least 80 civilians were killed and more than 10,000 wounded in almost five months of clashes between protesters and security forces, sparked by the killing of a Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in a joint army and police operation on July 8. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Srinagar, December 05: The two Mass Communication students of the University of Kashmir released their film virtually on the youtube, yesterday.

The 18 minutes documentary film named Tales of siege is written and directed by Sheikh Adnan and produced by Furqan Khurshid, the documentary details the summer uprising 2016. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

In a statement joint resistance leaders said that people should ensure their participation in the said march to convey the oppressor and its local yes-men, that we will not get eluded and suppressed by their hands and will continue to fight for our goal. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

AMRITSAR: Pakistan’s High Commissioner to India Abdul Basit on Sunday said that the issue of Kashmir must be resolved according to the wishes of Kashmiris, adding that the issue is the root cause of tensions between Indian and Pakistan. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

‘Fisheries guard killed in Kulgam | Police, Army claim he was killed in exchange of fire between militants and forces; Locals allege there was no encounter’Kulgam: The killing of a fisheries department employee during a cordon and search operation by government forces in Chancher village, here, last night sparked off massive protests in his native village in Devsar on Saturday.
Asadullah Kumar, 39, a fisheries department employee and a native of Mundhar village of Devsar was killed after government forces laid a cordon and a search operation in Chenchar village last evening following which few gun shots were heard. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Zakaria said that despite Pakistan’s concerns, India had deployed the highest concentration of troops in the world in held Kashmir.

Terming the deployment of presence of Indian troops’ at a large scale, a hurdle in implementation of the United Nations (UN) resolution, he said Indian troops are killing innocent people and violating basic human rights in held Kashmir for the past four months. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

RAWALPINDI: Outgoing Army chief, General Raheel Sharif warned India not to mistake Pakistan’s patience for weakness, otherwise it would prove dangerous.

General Sharif who handed over power to his successor General Bajwa in a ceremony on Tuesday said in recent months, increasing state terrorism in Indian occupied Kashmir, and India’s aggressive steps had put the region’s peace in danger.

“I want to make it clear to India that considering our policy of restraint a weakness would be dangerous for her,” he said to applause. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

SRINAGAR: Following an ambivalent report by pathologists, eye surgeons in a bid improve surgical outcomes are still exploring avenues to get samples from pellet-hit eyes analyzed. Although known to be made of lead, doctors suspect ‘something else’ about the pellet shots was causing eye insides to turn into a charcoal-like substance.
Doctors at SMHS Hospital here as well as outside the state are still unsure of what caused the pellet-hit eyes to ‘burn, crumple’ from inside after the injury. Although samples from the pellet injured eyes were sent to pathologists for examination three months ago, the reports, doctors who had requested the analysis said, were ‘inconclusive’. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…

Mohali (India): Three Kashmiri students, studying at Doaba Group of Colleges (DGC) at Kharar in Mohali city of Indian Punjab, were injured after they were beaten by a group of youth including Indian students inside the college premises.

The Kashmiri students told mediamen that the incident happened on Friday afternoon when they were going to sit for an exam that suddenly a group of youth armed with sharp weapons attacked them. The incident resulted in injuries to three out of which one suffered serious injuries on his face and head, they added. ↓ Read the rest of this entry…